Saul "Canelo" Alvarez issued this social media comment after his loss to Terence Crawford: "I feel very proud of everything I've achieved so far; we always want to win, but I accept this defeat with humility and learning. I am very grateful to my team for all the sacrifices we've made together over all these years. I already won because I have my family with me and millions of fans who have never stopped supporting me ¡Viva México, Cabrones!"

IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev commented on the fight: "My congratulations to Crawford — he showed very smart boxing, but Canelo allowed him to do it! You can’t rely on landing a single punch for the whole fight at this level!"